The Professional Guitar Masterclass

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Instructor

Michael

Proud husband and father. Professional musician and guitar instructor for over 15 years. GIT graduate. Founder of Guitargate. Lead guitarist in What's Next, Baltimore's best party band. I have been playing guitar my whole life. What started as a passion at a very young age eventually lead to a very fulfilling career in music, and I am truly grateful to be able to make a living sharing my passion for playing! Short background - I started with private lessons when I was in kindergarten, play

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Course Curriculum

Section 1 - Level 1 - The Foundation
	Introduction	00:00:00
	Tuning Your Guitar	00:00:00
	Finger Exercises	00:00:00
	First Chords	00:00:00
	Strumming and Transitions	00:00:00
	Music Theory 101 – Intervals	00:00:00
	Power Chords	00:00:00
	Octave Shapes – Caged System Defined	00:00:00
	Music Theory 102 – Playing in Key – Introduction to Chord Functions	00:00:00
	Barre Chords	00:00:00
	Major and Minor Chord Shapes	00:00:00
	Music Theory 103 – Introduction to Scales	00:00:00
	Pentatonic Scales	00:00:00
	Level 1 – Pentatonics – C Major Vamp (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 1 – Pentatonics – A Major Vamp (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 1 – Pentatonics – G Major Vamp (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 1 – Pentatonics – E Minor Vamp (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Improvising 101 – Getting Started with Pentatonics	00:00:00
	Level 1 – Improvising – C Major (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 1 – Improvising – A Minor Improv (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 1 – Improvising – C Major to A Minor (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 1 – Improvising – D Major B Minor (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Major and Minor Arpeggios	00:00:00
	Improvising 102 – Progressions	00:00:00
	Level 1 – Improvising 2 – C Major 145	00:00:00
	Level 1 – Improvising 2 – A Minor 145	00:00:00
	Level 1 – Improvising 2 – C 1625	00:00:00
	Level 1 – Improvising 2 – G 1625	00:00:00
	Level 1 Summary and Objectives	00:00:00
	Level 1 – Summary – E Minor 145	00:00:00
	Level 1 – Summary – D Major 1625	00:00:00
Section 2 - Level 2 - Expanding on Diatonic Harmony
	Major Scale Shapes	00:00:00
	Minor Scale Shapes	00:00:00
	Level 2 – D Minor Vamp (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Improvising 201	00:00:00
	Level 2 – A Major 145 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 2 – C Major 145 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 2 – G Major 145 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 2 – D Major 145 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Music Theory 201 – 7th Chords	00:00:00
	7th Chord Shapes	00:00:00
	Diminished Chords and Arpeggios	00:00:00
	Triads and Inversions	00:00:00
	Harmonized Major Scales	00:00:00
	7th Chord Arpeggios	00:00:00
	Harmonized Major Scales Pt. 2	00:00:00
	Music Theory 202 – Extensions	00:00:00
	Chord Tones Inside Scale Shapes	00:00:00
	6th, 9th and Sus Chords	00:00:00
	Slash Chords	00:00:00
	Level 2 – C Slash Chords (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 2 – A Slash Chords (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 2 – Eb Slash Chords (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Improvising 202	00:00:00
	Level 2 – G 145 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 2 – F lma7, lVma7, V7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 2 – Bb – lma7, lVma7, V7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 2 – Ab I IV V With Extensions (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Final Summary and Objectives	00:00:00
	Level 2 – A 145 7th Chords (Jam Track)	00:00:00
Section 3 - Level 3
	Music Theory 301 – Modes	00:00:00
	Level 3 – F Major Vamp (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 3 – D Major Vamp (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Dorian	00:00:00
	Level 3 – C Dorian – Imi – IV7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 3 – A Dorian – Imi7 – II mi7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 3 – G Dorian – I mi – bVII ma (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Mixolydian	00:00:00
	Level 3 – G Mixolydian – Ima – bVIIma (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 3 – Bb Mixolydian – Ima bVII ma – IVma (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 3 – C Mixolydian – I7 – Vmi (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Lydian	00:00:00
	Level 3 – F Lydian – IVma – I ma (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 3 – C Lydian – Ima7 – II7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Phrygian	00:00:00
	Level 3 – B Phrygian – Ima – bIIma (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 3 – E Phrygian – Imi – bIIma (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Locrian	00:00:00
	Level 3 – D Locrian – Dmi7(b5) vamp (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 3 – C Locrian – Idim – bVIma (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 3 – A# Locrian – Imi7(b5) – bIIma7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Harmonized Modal Scales	00:00:00
	Three Note Per String Scales	00:00:00
	Level 3 – E Major 145 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Improvising 301 – Going Modal	00:00:00
	Level 3 – C – Ima7 – IVma7 – V7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 3 – C – Ima7 – Vimi7 – IImi7 – V7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Music Theory 302 – The Blues	00:00:00
	Level 3 – Slow Blues in C – I7 – IV7 – V7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 3 – Slow Blues in G – I7 – IV7 – V7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 3 – Bb Minor Blues – Imi7 – IVmi7 – V7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Blues Chords and Forms	00:00:00
	The Blues Scale	00:00:00
	Level 3 – Slow Blues in A – I7 – IV7 – V7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 3 – Slow Blues in E – I7 – IV7 – V7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Hexatonics – Country Blues Scale	00:00:00
	Improvising 302 – Blues Phrasing	00:00:00
	Level 3 – A7 Vamp (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 3 – E7 Vamp (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Final Summary and Objectives	00:00:00
Section 4 - Level 4
	Music Theory 401 – Modal Interchange	00:00:00
	Harmonic Minor Scale	00:00:00
	Level 4 – A Harmonic Minor – Imi – IVmi V7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 4 – B Harmonic Minor – Imi – IVmi V7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 4 – E Harmonic Minor – Imi – IVmi V7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 4 – C mima7 Vamp (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Melodic Minor Scale	00:00:00
	Level 4 – Ab Melodic Minor – Imi – IV7 – V7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 4 – Gb Melodic Minor – Imi – IV7 – V7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 4 – D Melodic Minor – Imima7 vamp (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Dominant Chord Unleashed	00:00:00
	Lydian Dominant Scale	00:00:00
	Level 4 – C Lydian Dominant – IV7 – V7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 4 – Eb Lydian Dominant – IV7 – V7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 4 – C Lydian Dominant – C9 Vamp (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Altered Scale	00:00:00
	Level 4 – B Altered – Ima7 – V7ALT (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 4 – A Altered – Ima7 – V7ALT (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 4 – Db Altered – Ima7 – V7ALT (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Improvising 401	00:00:00
	Level 4 – “C” – Ima – IVmi – bVIIma – V7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 4 – “E” – Ima – IVmi – bVIIma – V7 (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 4 – “Ab” – I7 – III7 – IV7 – #VIdim7 – Ima – bVI7 – IImi – V7alt (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 4 – “C” – I7 – III7 – IV7 – #VIdim7 – Ima – bVI7 – IImi – V7alt (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Chromatic Scale – Chromaticism	00:00:00
	Whole Tone Scale	00:00:00
	Level 4 – Ab Whole Tone – Ima7 – V7ALT (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 4 – B Whole Tone – Ima7 – V7ALT (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 4 – Db Whole Tone – Ima7 – V7ALT (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Everything Diminished	00:00:00
	Level 4 – “A” – Ima – III7 – IVma – #IVdim7 – Ima – bVI7 – IImi – V7alt (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Level 4 – “F” – Ima – III7 – IVma – #IVdim7 – Ima – bVI7 – IImi – V7alt (Jam Track)	00:00:00
	Music Theory 402 – Solving Chord Functions	00:00:00
	Improvising Final	00:00:00
	Final Summary and Objectives	00:00:00